The joy of Buddhahood, however, is profound, indestructible and everlasting.

For Today and Tomorrow

Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Saturday, July 13, 2013:

 

The glory we enjoy in a dream vanishes without a trace when we awaken. When an illusion disappears, nothing is left of its joy except a sense of emptiness, like that which one feels when finally sobering from a state of drunkenness. The joy of Buddhahood, however, is profound, indestructible and everlasting.